Senate President Steve Sweeney spoke at Mantua Township’s Commemoration Ceremony of 9/11 this week. Reacting to the surge in severe lung illnesses and reported deaths, Senate President Steve Sweeney praised the efforts of Senators Shirley Turner and Joe Vitale to restrict the availability and use of flavored vaping products and said he will build on their efforts by proposing a phased-in ban on the sale of all electronic smoking devices. Lastly, The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee led by Senator Troy Singleton held a hearing on the “Water Quality Accountability Act” that will focus on the impact and efficacy of the act on the transparency and oversight of approximately 290 public water systems covered by the act throughout New Jersey.
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Happy Thanksgiving from the Senate Democrats!